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Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project gusco #1127583 10/02/2015 9:03 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	Near the end of the video, where/when the crack is shown under the heat riser, I think an oil distributor would have been viewable if it is a low-pressure engine? Maybe bartamos is right about it being a 235 "adapted" for a 2-bolt valve cover? leaking block low-pressure block Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	09/30/2015 7:13 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	CASO	09/30/2015 10:14 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	09/30/2015 10:18 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	09/30/2015 10:19 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Uncle Brad	09/30/2015 10:26 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	09/30/2015 10:30 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	CASO	09/30/2015 10:42 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	CASO	09/30/2015 10:38 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Uncle Brad	09/30/2015 10:42 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Uncle Brad	09/30/2015 10:44 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	09/30/2015 10:57 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	CASO	09/30/2015 10:57 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	09/30/2015 11:00 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	CASO	09/30/2015 11:06 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	09/30/2015 11:10 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	CASO	09/30/2015 11:12 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	bartamos	09/30/2015 11:06 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	09/30/2015 11:13 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Deve	09/30/2015 11:12 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	bartamos	09/30/2015 11:16 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	09/30/2015 11:36 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	CASO	09/30/2015 11:43 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/01/2015 12:16 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	bartamos	10/01/2015 12:18 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/01/2015 12:47 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	bartamos	10/01/2015 12:54 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/01/2015 1:20 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	bartamos	10/01/2015 1:27 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	CASO	10/01/2015 2:30 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/01/2015 3:44 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	bartamos	10/01/2015 4:00 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	bartamos	10/02/2015 9:28 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/01/2015 4:53 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	bartamos	10/01/2015 11:14 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	bartamos	10/01/2015 6:47 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/01/2015 9:13 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Uncle Brad	10/01/2015 9:25 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Deve	10/01/2015 9:45 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Achipmunk	10/01/2015 10:03 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Uncle Brad	10/01/2015 10:12 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/02/2015 12:24 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/02/2015 12:57 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Deve	10/02/2015 2:27 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/02/2015 3:16 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/02/2015 3:20 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	bartamos	10/02/2015 3:59 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Uncle Brad	10/02/2015 4:55 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	bartamos	10/02/2015 5:02 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/02/2015 5:14 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Uncle Brad	10/02/2015 5:45 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/02/2015 2:59 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/02/2015 3:56 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Uncle Brad	10/02/2015 4:14 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/02/2015 5:12 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	CASO	10/02/2015 5:14 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/02/2015 5:49 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	CASO	10/02/2015 7:14 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/02/2015 7:18 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	bartamos	10/02/2015 8:24 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	CASO	10/02/2015 8:56 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Deve	10/02/2015 8:58 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	tclederman	10/02/2015 9:03 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	bartamos	10/02/2015 9:08 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/02/2015 9:20 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/02/2015 9:27 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	tclederman	10/02/2015 9:29 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/02/2015 9:31 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/03/2015 1:50 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	kahoys	10/03/2015 1:51 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/03/2015 2:24 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	kahoys	10/03/2015 2:48 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Uncle Brad	10/03/2015 5:34 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/06/2015 4:15 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/06/2015 11:53 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/07/2015 12:01 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	55shaker	10/07/2015 4:30 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/08/2015 12:24 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/11/2015 10:37 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/11/2015 10:39 PM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/16/2015 2:14 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/16/2015 4:22 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Achipmunk	10/16/2015 4:22 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	CASO	10/16/2015 4:26 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Uncle Brad	10/16/2015 4:26 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Uncle Brad	10/16/2015 4:35 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/16/2015 5:48 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	gusco	10/17/2015 5:38 AM
Re: In over my head -- 1953 GMC 3100 project	Uncle Brad	10/19/2015 4:49 PM

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